Records of the Irish Land Commission

The British government in Ireland, in their desperation to resolve ‘the Irish question’, ceded something they have yet to allow their own people—land reform; in the process, explains Fiona Fitzsimons, […]

Northern Ireland’s geographical proximity

Colonial counterinsurgency was generally practised at some distance from democratic oversight in London or Paris, usually against non-whites, and was serviced by compliant and self-censoring journalists. Yet such coercion against […]

Counterinsurgency army

The British Army was historically a counterinsurgency army with a colonial policing mind-set oriented to supporting covert operations. Its deployment in Northern Ireland should be understood in this context. Arguably, […]

Frank Kitson in Northern Ireland and the ‘British way’ of counterinsurgency

Recent developments have focused attention on the nature of British counterinsurgency as ‘dirty war’, not only in Northern Ireland but also in several other anti-colonial struggles after World War II. […]

Institute for Industrial Research and Standards

The Institute for Industrial Research and Standards (IIRS) was established under the Industrial Research and Standards Act (1946). The functions of the Institute as set out in the Act were: […]